Regulator says the company accessed users' pictures without obtaining specific consent Milan: Italian regulators fined Facebook parent company Meta 805 million euros ($880 million) for accessing users' photos without their "specific" consent, the country's data protection authority said on Saturday»»»

PONNAGYUN, Myanmar: A Myanmar military airstrike on a camp housing people displaced by the civil war killed 12 people in the westernmost state of Rakhine, witnesses and a rescue worker said on Saturday. Chit Su Wai, a 27-year-old shopkeeper, sobbed as she described how her daughter, aunt and mother»»»

Democratic Bulgaria (DB) is calling for the 2027 draft state budget to be rewritten with a deficit below 3% of GDP to reduce the risk of slowing economic growth and recession, following S&P Global Ratings' revision of Bulgaria's credit rating outlook, the coalition said in a statement circulated by»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe US Transportation Secretary says airlines are working to reschedule flights, but passengers will continue to face flight delays and cancell»»»

JUBA: South Sudan has again postponed its first national elections since independence in 2011, moving polling from December to February amid concerns about insecurity, funding shortages and the country’s readiness to vote. A revised timetable published Saturday by the National Election Commission s»»»

DOHA The State of Qatar, through the Police Academy affiliated with the Ministry of Interior (MoI), will host the 15th Conference of the International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA) from Nov 16-18, bringing together representatives of police academies and police education and training in»»»

Doha, Qatar: Ooredoo Group will host the second edition of the Digital Ecosystem Conference & Exhibition on November 16 – 17, 2026 in Doha, bringing together government, regulatory, industry and academic perspectives on the decisions shaping the digital economy. Under the theme "Shaping Digital Eco»»»

The summit of leaders of Russia, China and the US Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Donald Trump will be held on November 19 in Shenzhen, an agreement has been reached, a spokesman of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said. The main topics planned for discussion are reportedly nucl»»»

ANTALYA: The UN’s top climate official urged negotiators at the COP31 conference in Turkiye on Saturday to move swiftly toward a deal and “avoid tactical delays” as the summit heads into its second and final week. The annual UN climate conference faces new challenges this year as a slew of crises f»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) collaborated with the Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants (QCPA) to hold its second forum to address the challenges facing the auditing profession, bringing together Assistant Undersecretary for Commercial Affairs at MOCI, Sale»»»

A 42-year-old man injured in the November 10 pile-ups on Trakia Motorway has died in a Burgas hospital, BTA learned from the medical establishment on Saturday. This brings the death toll from the two crashes to 13. Eleven people were killed on site and over 50 were hospitalized after two pile-ups i»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Asian Society of International Law (AsianSIL) Intersessional Conference, hosted by Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) College of Law for the first time in the Middle East, highlighted the University's commitment to advancing legal scholarship and reinforcing Qatar's position as a »»»

ANTALYA, Turkiye: Iran and the United States should “immediately” allow fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis in some of the most vulnerable countries, a senior UN official said Saturday. Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, told the COP»»»

LONDON: Israeli authorities have advanced 11 settlement expansion plans that would add 895 housing units across the occupied West Bank, alongside industrial and commercial developments, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Saturday. The Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission »»»

Doha, Qatar: More than 200 secondary school teachers, academic advisers, university officials and ministry representatives gathered at the Building Bridges to Higher Education: Advancing STEM Readiness and Global Competence Forum in Doha to take up ways to facilitate students' transition to univers»»»

GUSAU, Nigeria: Clashes between criminal gangs and local vigilantes have left more than 50 people dead in northwestern Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents told AFP Saturday. Zamfara is one of several states in northwest and central Nigeria terrorized by kidnapping-for-ransom and cattle-rustling gang»»»

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Interior has announced that Qatar will host the 15th Conference of the International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA) from November 16 to 18, 2026, bringing together representatives of police academies and education and training institutions from various countr»»»

Tunis, Nov.14 (TAP) - Tunisia's foreign investments rose by 14.4% to TND 3,014.2 million by the end of September 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, data published Saturday by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, FIPA-Tunisia, show.FIPA...»»»

His latest remarks have raised doubts over negotiations as Qatar tries to secure a deal Washington: President Donald Trump has had a lot to say about his thinking on the way ahead in the Iran war since Republicans were trounced in last week's midterm elections. In exchanges with reporters, broadcas»»»

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov described S&P Global Ratings’ revision of Bulgaria’s credit rating outlook as “yet another of the thousands of ‘benefits’ of eurozone membership”, claiming the country had been forced to join the eurozone illegally. He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Sa»»»

LONDON: Eight mobile medical units are prepared to enter Gaza but have been blocked by Israel for up to two years at the border, aid groups have said. The six state-of-the-art mobile maternity units, a kidney dialysis and general-purpose clinic were planned to provide urgent critical care for Pales»»»

Experts warn of serious ethical and legal risks as machines take on battlefield decisions Paris: Lethal autonomous weapons powered by artificial intelligence are set to revolutionise warfare but there is no proper regulatory or legal framework governing the new technology. A conference starting Mon»»»

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and 17 other Arab and Islamic countries have strongly condemned an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital that killed six people, including a surgeon and a teenage patient. The attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis was a “violation of international humanitarian law, which »»»

RIYADH: A recent study conducted by the International Diabetes Federation indicates that approximately 2.3 million adults in Saudi Arabia are living with undiagnosed diabetes — accounting for 44 percent of the 5.3 million adults in the Kingdom affected by the disease. With a prevalence rate of 23.1»»»

Antalya: The Global Carbon Council (GCC), an independent and internationally recognized carbon standard from the Global South, launched the Energy Access Program Standard in collaboration with the World Bank and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during the 31st Conference o»»»

Indonesia’s Ambassador to Hungary, H.E. Penny D. Herasati, joined fellow ambassadors from member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for a meeting with Márton Hajdu, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Hungarian National Assembly, on 12 November 2026. The meeting fo»»»

Trump weighs restraint as Israel prepares war scenarios and Hormuz tensions persist Dubai: US President Donald Trump is considering holding off on further attacks against Iran unless Tehran or Yemen’s Houthis launch new provocations, according to a Reuters report on Saturday. The possibility of a p»»»

He turned his passion for the outdoors into a career and a platform for community work Dubai: For Lebanese expat Tarek Zeidan, adventure is about more than climbing mountains or exploring hiking trails. It is also a way to bring people together, create opportunities, and make a difference in commun»»»

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will send a minister to India for a regional conference next week, Islamabad said Saturday, the first such visit since the two foes fought a four-day conflict last year. Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik will represent Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) »»»

ZAGREB: Hundreds of people rallied in the Croatian capital on Saturday to commemorate a psychiatric patient whose death, allegedly due to excessive force by nurses, shocked the country. Four male nurses from a Zagreb psychiatric hospital were arrested last weekend under suspicion of aggravated murd»»»

KYIV: Moscow’s push for the “redistribution of influence” in Europe is dangerous and could lead to more wars, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky warned, insisting “war must end first” before any continental security talks. In comments released Saturday, Zelensky also accused Russia’s Vladimir Putin of pr»»»

DOHA More than 200 secondary school teachers, academic advisers, university officials, and ministry representatives gathered at the Building Bridges to Higher Education: Advancing STEM Readiness and Global Competence Forum in Doha to discuss ways to facilitate students' transition to university and»»»

GERB urged the government to interpret correctly the latest assessment by international credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings and avoid plunging Bulgaria into further crises, party representatives told a briefing at GERB headquarters on Saturday. On Friday evening, S&P Global »»»

By Staff, Agencies Palestinian olive farmers came under attack by “Israeli” settlers in several areas of the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while “Israeli” military forces arrested a Palestinian farmer as he worked on his land south of Hebron. According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA»»»

When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney decided to refuse visas to Russians to play in next month’s World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, he became the first elected leader to openly ignore a court ruling and international sports federation decision. In doing so, he unleashed dangerous and virule»»»

The US is behaving like a mafia boss in the Middle East, forcing countries to cooperate or risk being attacked, Miko Peled, founder and director of the Palestine House of Freedom, said on Friday. He was speaking in an RT panel discussion on recent remarks by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who b»»»

Tunis, Nov.14 (TAP) - The Tunisian Investment Fund (FTI) has allocated TND 86.2 million in grants and incentives to 345 projects since its launch in 2022 and up to September 30, said Economy and Planning Minister Samir Abdelhafidh.These projects...»»»

Prime Minister Edi Rama has hailed what he called a “historic” recommendation by the European Commission to begin preparations in 2027 for drafting Albania’s European Union accession treaty, describing the move as a significant step toward the country’s long-standing ambition of joining the bloc. S»»»

Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Edi Rama has requested that the expulsion of Elisa Spiropali and Plarent Ndreca from the party be put to a vote at the conclusion of the Socialist Party’s National Assembly. The request was made by Rama during the meeting currently taking place in the Lalëz»»»

Crown Prince offers condolences to family of Kerala man who lost twins and grandson Fujairah: Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, has offered his condolences to the family of Siddique Thuppilikkat Moideen, whose children were among those killed in the tragic road accident»»»

Seoul, Nov 14. SANA South Korea has advanced to 10th place globally in the 2026 competitiveness rankings for digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), climbing eight positions compared to last year. According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, the Ministry of Science and ICT announ»»»

By Staff, Agencies Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins has won Alaska’s gubernatorial election, defeating three Republican candidates and ending the party’s control of the governor’s office, according to election projections by NBC News and the Associated Press. His victory marks another Democratic ga»»»

Fourteen people died and 30 others were injured in the devastating accident Fujairah: heikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Erth Zayed Philanthropies, has offered hi»»»

By Staff, Agencies The Philippines and Brazil have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation across trade, agriculture, energy and defense following a historic state visit by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to Manila. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Lula discussed expan»»»

Tunis, Nov. 14 (TAP)- Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh announced plans to revamp the Investment Code and develop a national digital mapping of investment opportunities. The ministry is In parallel, his department is continuing to...»»»

Tunis, Nov.14 (TAP) - The Tunis International Centre for Environmental Technologies (CITET) will organise on November 17 a panel discussion at the Francophonie Pavilion in the Antalya Exhibition Centre, Turkey, so as to discuss supporting...»»»

Sheikh Mohamed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Sheikh Mansour send messages of condolence Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to His Highness Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, over the death of Sheikha Intisa»»»

Secretary's SpeechLebanon PalestineZionist EntityRegional and International International More Video Language Ar En Fr EsSubscribe for Weekly Updates Subscribe Zelensky Says US Proposed Ukraine Cede Donbas in Exchange for NATO Membership 14-11-2026 15:09 PM Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky sp»»»

Economist Fakhri al-Fiqi explained that the decision to allocate 112 million square meters of state-owned land in the Red Sea governorate to Finance Ministry for investment purposes does not entail selling the land or transferring its ownership. During a phone interview with the “Modern MTI” televi»»»

Foreign ministers say attacks on medical facilities violate international humanitarian law Abu Dhabi: The Foreign Ministers of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Algeria, Palestine, Libya, Mauritania, Djibouti, Somalia, Türkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Sudan condemn in»»»